100 GERMAN VERBS

Question 1

sein

Answer 1

to be

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haben

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to have

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werden

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to become

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können

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to be able to, can

Question 5

müssen

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to must, to have to

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sagen

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to say

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machen

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to do, to makle

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geben

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to give

Question 9

kommen

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to come

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sollen

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should, ought to

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wollen

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to want

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gehen

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to go

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wissen

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to know

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sehen

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to see

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lassen

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to leave

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stehen

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to stand

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finden

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to find

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bleiben

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to stay

Question 19

liegen

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to lie

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heißen

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to be called

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denken

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to think

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nehmen

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to name

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tun

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to do

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dürfen

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to be allowed

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glauben

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to believe

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halten

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to stop

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nennen

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to name

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mögen

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to like

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zeigen

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to show

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führen

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to lead

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sprechen

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to speak

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bringen

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to bring, take

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leben

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to live

Question 34

fahren

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to drive, ride, go

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meinen

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to think, to have an an opinion

Question 36

fragen

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to ask

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kennen

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to know

Question 38

gelten

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to be valid

Question 39

stellen

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to set, place

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spielen

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to play

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arbeiten

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to work

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brauchen

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to need

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folgen

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to follow

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lernen

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to learn

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bestehen

Sie besteht noch heute und ist als historische Sehenswürdigkeit deklariert.

Kakaobutter besteht nahezu ausschließlich aus hochsiedenden C50- bis C56-Triglyceriden. – one for Grace :)

Answer 45

to exist, insist, pass an exam

It still exists and is considered a site of historical interest.

Cocoa butter consists almost exclusively of high-boiling C5O to C56 triglycerides.

Question 46

verstehen

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to understand

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setzen

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to sit, put, place

Question 48

bekommen

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to get, receive

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beginnen

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to begin

Question 50

erzählen

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to narrate, tell

Question 51

versuchen

versucht - versuchte - hat versucht

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to try

Question 52

schreiben

schreibt - schrieb - hat geschrieben

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to write

Question 53

laufen

läuft - lief - ist gelaufen

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to run

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erklären

erklärt - erklärte - hat erklärt

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to explain

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entsprechen

entspricht - entsprach - hat entsprochen

der Bericht entspricht nicht den Tatsachen

“Schau in den Spiegel.
Kannst du sehen, wer du bist?
Ist es dein Problem, dass du nicht ihrer Vorstellung entsprichst?
Bist du die Einzige, die sich nicht leiden mag?
Du sollst so sein, wie man dir sagt, doch keiner hat dich je gefragt.” (Christina Sturmer, “Lebe Lauter”)

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to be equal to

to correspond to

to comply with

the report does not correspond to the facts

Is it a problem that you don’t match your imagination

Question 56

sitzen

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to sit, put, place

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ziehen

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to pull, to move

Question 58

scheinen

Nichts ist so einfach, wie es scheint.

Answer 58

to seem, appear, shine

Nothing is so simple as it seems.

Question 59

fallen

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to fall

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gehören

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to belong

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entstehen

Natürlich sollten keinen neuen Krieg entstehen.

Kunst kann schließlich überall entstehen

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to develop, originate

Of course we don’t want a new war to develop

Art, after all, can emerge from anywhere

Question 62

erhalten

Als Abonnent erhalten Sie für kostenlos.

Answer 62

to receive

as a subscriber, you get it for free

Question 63

treffen

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to meet

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suchen

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to seek, look for,

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legen

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to lay, put

Question 66

vor·stellen

Darf ich mich vorstellen?

Sie können sich meine Überraschung vorstellen.

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to introduce,

to imagine

May I introduce myself?

You can imagine my surprise

Question 67

handeln

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to trade, deal

Question 68

erreichen

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to reach

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tragen

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to carry

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schaffen

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to manage

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lesen

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to read

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verlieren

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to lose

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dar·stellen

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to depict, portray

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erkennen

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to recognise, admit

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entwickeln

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to develop

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reden

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to talk

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aus·sehen

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to appear

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erscheinen

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to appear

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bilden

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to educate, to form

Question 80

an·fangen

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to begin

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erwarten

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to expect

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wohnen

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to live

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betreffen

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to affect, concern

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warten

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to wait

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vergehen

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to elapse, decay

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helfen

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to help

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gewinnen

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to win

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schließen

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to close

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fühlen

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to feel

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bieten

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to offer

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interessieren

sich interessieren

er begann schon mit acht Jahren, sich für Musik zu interessieren

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to interest

to be intererested in

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erinnern

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to remember

Question 93

ergeben

sich ergeben

“Ich hab mich ergeben
Mit Herz und mit Hand,
Dir Land voll Lieb’ und Leben
Mein deutsches Vaterland!”

(Unofficial West German anthem, 1949-53)

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to result in

to surrender oneself

Question 94

an·bieten (an + dat)

Ich biete Dir mein Auto für die Fahrt an.

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to offer

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studieren

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to study

Question 96

verbinden

Doch alle deine Lieblingssongs

Verbindest du mit irgendwem

Verbindest du mit irgendwem, nur nicht mit mir

(Olson & Lary - Lieblingssongs)

ASSOC - think, English ‘bind’

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to connect, link

Question 97

an·sehen

Was siehst du an?

Er sah mich ganz verwundert an

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to look at, watch

What are you looking at?

He was looking at me with great surprise/wonder

Question 98

fehlen

etwas fehlt…hast du mein Geld sehen?

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to lack, to be missing

something’s missing…have you seen my money?

Question 99

bedeuten

was bedeutet dieses Wort?

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to mean

What does this word mean?

Question 100

vergleichen

sie sind nicht miteinander zu vergleichen

Answer 100

to compare

They can’t be compared with one another